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6.2	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM BigFix Inventory v9 (Endpoint Management Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.

The bug was discovered 12/27/2016. The weakness was presented 02/01/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8980 since 10/25/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 96484, 96482, 96481 and 96480 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

• Endpoint Management Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• BigFix Inventory

Version

• v9

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/25/2016 🔍
12/27/2016 +63 days 🔍
12/27/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +36 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-8980 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 95141 - Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8980 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8980 - IBM - BigFix Inventory - XML External Entity Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:58
Updated: 08/09/2020 23:13
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:58 (60), 08/09/2020 23:13 (6)
Complete: 🔍

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